As Fall gets underway and our production continues to slow down, it’s important to give thought to our soil for next year. After all, that’s where it all begins for our veggies, right? An old farm mentor of mine once said “healthy soil grows healthy food, healthy food nourishes healthy people, and healthy people
Many Hands Make Light Work Sometimes work on the farm or your garden can seem overwhelming, with tasks piling on one another, especially near the end of a long, hot summer season. In times like this, it's always helpful to have a few extra hands around to make the workload a little lighter!
As we roll toward the months of fall, the time has come to begin canning. We held two Grow Appalachia Canning Workshop sessions on Tuesday, August 10. The first, at 2:30 pm was packed with eager, Grow Appalachia participants. Along with cucumbers, our gardens have been producing the sweetest, crispest beans at an extraordinary rate.
High Rocks has been flowing with productive energy lately as we work to maintain our garden spaces. The Ruby Grow team has been focused specifically on weed control, harvesting and trellis work. In the previous year we chose to utilize the Florida weave method to trellis our tomatoes. This year, however, we chose to try
The latest at Ruby Grow By: Cheyenne and Nathan The latest information at Ruby Grow and what’s going on at the farm. As of late we’ve been working hard and diligently between weeding, planting, and make sure all the plants are taken care of. We started to learn about irrigation and the science behind drip
--High Rocks Young Farmers 2021, Hillsboro, WV I wanted to join because I love to be outside and working with my hands. My grandparents and parents have a garden every year and I’m always helping them in the garden. When I heard about this job, I figured it would be really good for me and
My experience as a Ruby Grow farmer has been exciting and definitely worthwhile. I personally have gained a lot of knowledge and have developed new skills in terms of farming and differentiating plants. For the last month we’ve been discussing the idea of totally upscaling our production to hopefully reach our goal of $10,000 worth
